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- White House says it may step in to help automakers
Under mounting pressure to act, the Bush administration said Friday it was ready to step in and prevent the U.S. auto industry from collapsing after the Senate refused to pass a rescue bill endorsed by the White House and congressional Democrats. The most obvious source of help was the Wall Street bailout fund. - White House promises last-ditch auto rescue
With Congress gridlocked and the economy floundering, the Bush administration declared Friday it would step in to prevent the "precipitous collapse" of the U.S. auto industry and the disastrous loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs sure to follow. - Bellevue man accused of war crimes asks judge to throw out government's case
An 86-year-old Bellevue man who faces being stripped of his citizenship for allegedly lying about his membership in a Nazi death squad denies the allegations in a new court filing that asks a federal judge to throw the case out. - Ill. sinks deeper into chaos over scandal
Illinois plunged deeper into turmoil Friday over disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich as the attorney general asked the state's highest court to strip the governor of his powers, billions of dollars in bills went unpaid and lawmakers moved closer to impeaching the scandal-plagued politician. - Hopelink's literacy council opens doors
Cecil Wells Jr. had accomplished many things in life, but he was unable to really read. When he was in his early 40s, Wells made a call to the Eastside Literacy Council, which is now part of Hopelink, one of 13 agencies supported by The Seattle Times' annual Fund For The Needy drive. - The downward spiral that is Zimbabwe
A ferocious cholera epidemic, spread by water contaminated with human excrement, has stricken more than 16,000 people across Zimbabwe since August and killed more than 780. Health experts are warning that the number of cases could surpass 60,000, and that half the country's population of 12 million is at risk. - Report: Nations exaggerated numbers of vaccines in Gates-funded program
The Gates Foundation has invested heavily in a program to boost childhood vaccinations around the world, but a new analysis — also paid for by The Gates Foundation — says the program may have reached only half the number of kids reported. - Calif. expected to crack down on diesel emissions
Fresh off adopting a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gases, California air regulators are considering cracking down on pollution from nearly a million diesel trucks that crowd the state's highways each year. - EU hails climate deal as example for the world
European nations on Friday dared the United States, Russia and China to follow their lead on global warming after agreeing on a plan to meet the so-called "20-20-20" targets: reducing greenhouse emissions by 20 percent and ensuring that 20 percent of energy comes from wind, sun and other renewable sources by 2020. - Obama vows quick probe of contacts with governor
President-elect Barack Obama says he will release in a matter of days the results of an internal investigation into what conversations his aides and advisers may have had with embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. - After China scandal, random melamine tests in U.S. are planned
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday ordered spot checks on baby food with meat and poultry, and such perennial kid favorites as breaded chicken nuggets, hot dogs and sausages, packaged meatballs and pizza snacks. The foods were singled out for limited, random tests because they may contain milk-based ingredients that have been linked to contamination in foods and candies manufactured with milk from China. - 14 al-Qaida suspects detained in Brussels
s European Union leaders began a two-day summit in Brussels on Thursday, authorities detained 14 suspected al-Qaida members, including one who may have been given instructions to carry out a suicide attack. - Obama will share governor contacts
President-elect Obama pledged Thursday to disclose any interaction between his transition team and the office of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich while saying again that he and his staff had no involvement in dealmaking over an appointment to his vacated Senate seat. - After-school cuts stir fears of kids home alone
Directors of after-school programs around the nation fear the deepening recession will force more children to spend afternoons home alone or on the street as cash-strapped governments slash funding and donations shrink. - U.S. narrows endangered species rules
The Interior Department on Thursday finalized rules changing the way it administers the Endangered Species Act, enabling other government agencies to decide whether a project would harm an imperiled species without an independent scientific review. - Russian businessman trademarks emoticon
How much would you pay for a ;-)? A Russian businessman has trademarked the emoticon — or combination of punctuation marks — used to convey a wink in text messages and e-mail. - At least 9 killed in Russian mine blast
Russian news agencies are reporting that at least nine workers have been killed in an explosion at a mine in northern Russia. - Portugal willing to resettle some Gitmo detainees
In a diplomatic breakthrough that is likely to help the Obama administration close the GuantГЎnamo detention camp, Portugal said this... - Despite downturn, California adopts sweeping climate plan
California on Thursday adopted the nation's most sweeping plan to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, issuing rules that could transform everything from the way factories operate to the appliances people buy and the fuel they put in their cars. - 6 alleged Islamic extremists charged in Belgium
Authorities on Friday arrested the Belgian widow of a man involved in killing an anti-Taliban warlord, saying she was part of an al-Qaida group that was about to launch a suicide attack. - Daschle chosen to overhaul health care
Drawing on lessons from past debates, President-elect Obama handed Tom Daschle two prime jobs Thursday and one gigantic assignment: overhauling the health-care system so more people are covered by insurance. - Official: 12 dead in Russian mine blast
An explosion and fire ripped through a mine in northern Russia, killing 12 workers, an emergency official said Friday. - U.S.: Iran quits sending Iraq bombs
Iran is no longer actively supplying Iraqi militias with a particularly lethal kind of roadside bomb, a decision that suggests a strategic shift by the Iranian leadership, U.S. and Iraqi authorities said Thursday. - At least 48 killed in Kirkuk bombi